Gen Obata Arts

Today's Walk

2012-01-31T19:55:00.000-08:00

Today I took a walk to get a view of the sound and took some photos of some hedges, a giant moss covered branch that appeared to blend in with the grass below, and a fence with a moss covered base. When I got to the place where I could see the Sound, I could see it in two directions. And there were many great views of the Sound.

Yesterday's Walk

2012-01-31T10:09:00.000-08:00

I walked over to get a view of the Sound and took some photos of beautiful moss and hedges along the way.

Green Lap Quilt 4

2012-01-27T10:44:00.000-08:00

Here is the next Green Lap Quilt.

Lilly Heart Bed

2012-01-23T16:40:00.000-08:00

My mom sent me a heart shaped cat bed she knitted. Here's Lilly checking it out.

Green Lap Quilts

2012-01-20T17:46:00.000-08:00

I've been making some green lap/baby quilts. They're 37" x 51". Here's the first one,
Green Lap Quilt 1:

Here's the second one, Green Lap Quilt 2:

Here's the third one, Green Lap Quilt 3:

Ice Storm

2012-01-19T20:29:00.000-08:00

There was an ice storm warning this morning. It was like the ice storms we had in St. Louis. The snow was covered with a coating of ice. There was at least 3/4" of ice on the trees.

Snow Day in Tacoma

2012-01-18T14:48:00.000-08:00

Lots of snow fell last night and this morning. I keep seeing kids being pulled down the street in plastic sleds. Not too many cars except the mail car.

First Snow in Tacoma

2012-01-15T09:05:00.000-08:00

It snowed here last night and there's a little more coming down this morning. Here's an early morning photo and an early afternoon photo.

Morning Moon

2012-01-10T10:31:00.000-08:00

The moon peeked out from the clouds this morning.

Fabric Christmas Trees

2012-01-09T17:41:00.000-08:00

I've been experimenting with making some decorative fabric Christmas trees. They started at simple cones and evolved into a cone with three bands that angle out.

Dash Point State Park and Browns Point

2012-01-08T16:45:00.000-08:00

We stopped at Dash Point State Park to see the view of the Olympic Mountains across Puget Sound. They had some amazing trees there, too. We drove through Browns Point and found the best view of Mt. Rainier we've see so far.

Crochet Christmas Trees

2012-01-04T19:30:00.000-08:00

We left our Christmas tree in St. Louis and so I thought I would experiment making some crocheted trees for our dining room table. I've been making a lot of crocheted hats so I just tried to make a long, skinny pointed hat. No pattern, just increasing a little at a time. I found some colorful globe push pins at Joann Fabric that look like little ornaments and chain stitched a red garland. The other ones ended up on the bookcases in the living room. The yarn is a combination of Joann Fabric Rainbow Boucle and Lion Brand Color Waves. It makes a thick crocheted tree that can stand up on it's own. I'm using a J/10 hook. The trees are 14", 17" and 11" respectively.

Dungeness Recreation Area

2012-01-03T14:00:00.000-08:00

On Sunday, we went to Dungeness Recreation Area near Sequim which has a giant spit with a lighthouse at the end of it. We didn't take the six mile hike to the lighthouse. There was an amazing cloud overhead on our walk back from the spit.

Port Townsend

2012-01-02T09:39:00.001-08:00

This is the view from the Better Living Through Coffee cafe in Port Townsend. You can see the Cascade Mountains to the left and the Olympic Mountains to the right. We stopped in last night and there was an Irish music jam going on. This morning there's just coffee and a great view.

Happy New Year 2012 From Lilly the Cat

2012-01-01T09:48:00.000-08:00

Lilly wishes you Happy New Year 2012. Here she is on the dock at the incredibly beautiful Lake Crescent in the Olympic National Park in Washington state. Lilly has enjoyed living in Tacoma after the long trip from St. Louis this past summer.

Gray Spiral 1

2010-08-14T13:44:00.000-07:00

This quilt is 13 1/2" x 13 1/2".

Red Spiral 3

2010-08-14T13:43:00.000-07:00

This quilt is 14" x 14".

Orange Spiral 1

2010-08-14T13:41:00.000-07:00

This quilt is 13 1/2" x 13 1/2".

Blue Spiral 1

2010-08-14T13:40:00.000-07:00

This quilt is 13 3/4" x 13 1/2".

St. Louis 1

2010-08-14T13:39:00.000-07:00

This quilt is 9" x 9".

Red Bento 1

2010-08-14T13:38:00.000-07:00

This quilt is 15" x 15".

Climatron 1

2010-08-14T13:37:00.000-07:00

This quilt is 14" x 15 1/2".

Green Bento 1

2010-07-05T09:33:00.001-07:00

This quilt is about 21" x 21".

- GOA

Manitou Sunset 2

2010-04-22T09:13:00.001-07:00

This quilt is 12 1/2" x 12".

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Zig Zag 6

2010-04-20T08:29:00.001-07:00

This quilt is 38" x 17".

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Lake Michigan 1

2010-04-16T07:52:00.001-07:00

This quilt is 51 " x 18".

- GOA

Abiquiu Building 1

2010-04-12T07:41:00.001-07:00

This quilt is 12 1/2" x 12 1/2".

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New Mexico Building 1

2010-04-10T13:18:00.001-07:00

This quilt is 12 1/1" x12 1/2".

- GOA

Flame Spiral 2

2010-04-09T15:10:00.001-07:00

This quilt is 35 1/2" x 36"

- GOA

Chaco 1

2010-04-06T15:14:00.001-07:00

This quilt is 12 1/2" x 12 1/2".

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Manitou 1

2010-03-18T15:11:00.001-07:00

This quilt is 8 1/2" x 8 1/2".

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Alligator Hill 1

2010-03-17T18:52:00.001-07:00

This quilt is 8 1/2" x 8 1/2".

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Clouds 1

2010-03-16T17:41:00.000-07:00

This quilt is about 9" x 9".

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Michigan Building 3

2010-03-15T15:55:00.001-07:00

This quilt is about 9" x 9".

- GOA

Dune 1

2010-03-14T08:37:00.001-07:00

This quilt is a view from the Sleeping Bear Sand Dune. The quilt is 9" x 9".

- GOA

X Study 2

2010-03-13T10:38:00.000-08:00

This quilt is 12 1/2" x 9 1/2".

- GOA

Michigan Road 1

2010-03-12T14:52:00.000-08:00

This quilt is 9" x 8 1/2".

- GOA

X Study 1

2010-03-11T14:20:00.001-08:00

This quilt is 12" x 9 1/2".

- GOA

Michigan Building 2

2010-03-11T11:15:00.001-08:00

This little quilt is 8 1/2" x 8 1/2". This image was taken at the Thoreson farm in Leelanau County, Michigan.

- GOA

Spiral Study 2

2010-03-10T15:16:00.001-08:00

This quilt is 12" x 12".

- GOA

Zig Zag 5

2010-03-10T13:36:00.001-08:00

This zig zag quilt is 33" x 31".

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Spiral Study 1

2010-03-10T07:18:00.001-08:00

This little quilt is 13" x 12".

- GOA

Zig Zag 4

2010-03-09T15:00:00.001-08:00

This quilt has been the works for a couple months. It's 59" x 66".

- GOA

Zig Zag 3

2010-03-09T12:03:00.001-08:00

This green zig zag quilt is 32" x 13 1/2".

- GOA

Zig Zag 1

2010-03-08T11:52:00.001-08:00

This is the first zig zag quilt using up my stash of scraps. It's 28" x 30".

- GOA

Flame Spiral 1

2010-03-08T11:49:00.001-08:00

This quilt is 55" x 38".

- GOA

Manitou Sunset 1

2010-03-08T11:47:00.001-08:00

This quilt shows a sunset over the Manitou Islands in Leelanau County, Michigan. It's about 30" x 30".

- GOA

Zig Zag 2

2010-03-08T11:29:00.001-08:00

This quilt is 10" x 24" and is part of my zig zag series to use up my stash of scraps.

-GOA

Michigan Building 1

2010-03-08T11:13:00.000-08:00

This small 9" x 9" quilt has a photo of a farm building taken in Leelanau County, Michigan.

- GOA